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How does your purpose inspire you to be the leader you want to follow? How can “playing offense” transform you from a manager into a leader, a dreamer into a

I have a question for you today: are you asking questions with intention to hear what someone else has to think — or you offering your ideas and suggestions disguised

What’s your biggest problem with problem solving? I’ve been asked many questions recently about how leaders at all levels can more effectively solve problems — not just the ones that

Do your improvement efforts stick, or do you find yourself solving the same problem over and over again? In his new book The Wheel of Sustainability, Adam Lawrence shares his “Wheel

Do you jump to solutions? One of the biggest problems we have in problem-solving is our habit to jump to solutions without really understanding what problem we are trying to

How often does your organization, your team, or even yourself take intentional time to check, to reflect, to study, and to learn, on the progress that you’re making towards goals

If you were to write down the 10 most important principles that you live by, what would they be? This is your credo. Why is a personal credo important? Writing

What does the word “kaizen” mean to you? You likely know the word kaizen to mean “continuous improvement” or just “improvement”. Perhaps you first heard the term associated with doing

How patient and intentional are you? I don’t know about you, but oftentimes I find it incredibly difficult to be patient or to slow down. In our fast paced days

Are you navigating towards a culture of continuous improvement, or are you stuck in the trap of only “continuous appearance”? In his new book Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap, Patrick

Bad luck out, good luck in! Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi! I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready for good spirits and good luck to be ushered

The power of AND How often do you find yourself using the word BUT or framing a situation as an EITHER / OR scenario? If you are anything like me,
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